15 Days Paternity Leave on Full Pay to Male State Govt Employees


15 Days Paternity Leave on Full Pay to Male State Government Employees. Paternity Leave (PL) is a kind of Leave sanctioned to Male State Government Married Employees to care for their Infant (Baby)

  • This Paternity Leave allows and remembers the Fathers, that they also have the responsibility towards their New Born Baby. AP State Govt Employees permitted to avail the Paternity Leave since 2005, vide GO.Ms.No.231 Dated 16.9.2005. Paternity Leave either can be availed 15 days before Delivery or within a period of 6 months from the date of delivery. Let us briefly discuss the Rules of Paternity Leave to State Government Employees.


15 Days Paternity Leave on Full Pay to Male State Govt Employees


The Important Orders related to Paternity are explained in brief here:

Cir.Memo.No. 20129-C/454/FR.1/2010 Dt. 21-7-2010

  • Paternity Leave either before 15 Days of Delivery or within a period of 6 months from the date of delivery.

  • The 9th Pay Revision Commission, 2008 among other things, with regard to sanction of Paternity Leave to married male Govt, employees, observed that as per the clarification issued by Government of India in O.M.No. 13018/2/98-Estt.(L), dated 16-7-1999 the employees of the Government of India can avail paternity leave either before 15 days or within a period of 6 months from the date of delivery. Hence, the Commission, therefore, recommended issuing revised clarificatory instructions on the lines issued by the Government of India in its O.M.No Date. 16-7-1999 in so far it relates to the grant of paternity leave.

  • Government hereby further clarify that the paternity leave by married male Govt, employees can be availed either before 15 days or within a period of 6 months from the date of delivery.

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